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Direct Button OperationENG 3-12Closed Captions and Digital ClosedCaptionsYour TV is equipped with an internal Closed Captiondecoder. It allows you to view conversations, narration andsound effects as subtitles on your TV. Closed Captions areavailable on some TV programs and on some VHS homevideo tapes at the discretion of the program provider.Digital Closed Caption service is a new caption serviceavailable only on digital TV programs (also at the discretionof the service provider). It is a more flexible system than theoriginal Closed Caption system, because it allows for avariety of caption sizes and font styles. When the DigitalClosed Caption service is in use, it will be indicated by theappearance of a 3-letter abbreviation that also indicates thelanguage of the Digital Closed Captions: ENG (English),SPA (Spanish), FRA (French) or other language codes.Not all programs and VHS videotapes offer closed captions.Please look for the " " symbol to ensure that captions willbe shown.In the Closed Caption system, there can be more than onecaption service provided. Each is identified by its ownnumber. The "CC1" and "CC2" services display subtitles ofTV programs superimposed over the program’s picture.In the Closed Caption system, the "Text1" or "Text2"services display text that is unrelated to the program beingviewed (e.g., weather or news). These services are alsosuperimposed over the program currently being viewed.1 Press CC.This will present the Closed Caption informationdisplay.2 Press CC while the Closed Caption information is still onthe screen.Press repeatedly until you select the desired closedcaption service.Closed Caption informationDepending on the number of caption services in thesignal being received, you will see information such as1/2 or 1/4 displayed.1/2 means "the first of two services".Example:If a program has three services (Digital CC(ENG), CC1and Text1), the closed caption display will toggle in thissequence:The CC button keeps a record of the last service selectedin its memory.If the last closed caption mode (e.g. 1/3 ENG) youselected is not available for the next program, or onanother channel, the closed caption service that isavailable is automatically selected, and this serviceappears in parentheses, e.g. "1/3(CC1)".Closed Caption services that appear in parentheses willnot be stored in the CC button’s memory as your lastselected service. Only services that you have selectedwith the CC button are stored. PreviousNext |